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This is the convention
center in downtown San Jose.

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Tomorrow night it plays host to the
annual Silicon Valley charity ball.

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But today it's the venue for the third
annual Computer Bowl, in which a team of

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computer experts from the east coast takes
on a team of computer experts from the

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west coast to see which side
knows more about computer trivia.

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Now last week we brought you the first
half of the game, today the final two

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rounds of Computer Bowl III, on the special
edition of the Computer Chronicles.

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Welcome to the Computer Chronicles,
I'm Stuart Chafay, and in just a moment I'll

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be joined by Bill Gates, Chairman of Microsoft,
as we co-host part two of the

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third annual Computer Bowl,
sponsored by the Computer Museum.

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Now as we left the game at halftime last week,
the east coast was ahead, so we

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expect to see a hard fought second half,
as both teams vie to take

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home the treasured Computer Bowl.

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The captain of the west coast team is
Heidi Roisin, the captain of the east is

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Pamela McCordick, so off we go to the
San Jose Convention Center for the final

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half of this year's Computer Bowl.

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Welcome back to Computer Bowl 3,
presented by the

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Association of Computing Machinery.

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We're here at the San Jose Convention Center,
we've played two rounds so far, and

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the bad news for the west anyhow is
that the east is ahead 160 to 80,

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so you've got your work cut out for you guys.

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Now for those of you who are joining us
just now on television, let me introduce,

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reintroduce for you our celebrity panelists.

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For the challenges from the east coast,
who are doing a pretty good job of

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challenging, we have James Clark from AT&T,
John Armstrong from

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IBM, the captain of the east coast team,
Computer Historian Pamela McCordick,

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John Markoff from the New York Times,
and Samuel Fuller from Digital Equipment.

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For the defending champs over here,
the west coast team, we have Philippe Kahn of

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Borland,
David Liddell from Metaphor Computer Systems,

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the captain of the west coast team from
team maker Heidi Roysen, David House from

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Intel, and Ed Jude from Tandy.

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And our judges to remind you are John
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Byers, and Pat McGovern from IDG.

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Once again our official examiner for
Computer Bowl III, Bill Gates of Microsoft,

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and let's get going because I think
the west is kind of eager here, Bill.

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Now I think I have to help
you for this first question.

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This is a comptometer from the computer museum.

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The question is, who developed the
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Was it Pascal, Leibniz, or Babbage?

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Jude, John the West.

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Babbage.

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He's trying to help you, that's wrong.

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Would somebody from the east
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I need to hear a buzzer.

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Okay, Pamela.

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It was Leibniz.

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It is also wrong.

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The answer is Pascal.

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All right, next question, Bill.

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The bit is a very common and
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Who first used the word bit?

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Was it John Tucky, Donald Knuth, John McCarthy?

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McCordick on the east.

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John Tukey.

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John Tukey is correct.

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Ten more points for the east.

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Next question, Bill.

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Logo has been a popular
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Who created logo?

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Seymour Papert.

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Seymour Papert is right.

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Ten points for the west coast.

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Next question.

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Atari is the name of a personal computer
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In the game of Go, it means warning or...

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That's exactly right.

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coming up to a bonus question now,
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into a 30-point bonus round.

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Pay attention, please.

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Among the early machines in the
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ENIAC, the ILLIAC, and the MANIAC.

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MANIAC was an acronym for mechanical and
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McCordick from the east.

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Los Alamos.

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That's correct.

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Ten points for the east coast,
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and the category is acronyms.

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Remember, answer only through your captain.

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You may discuss it.

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You have ten seconds of question,
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The word sun in the company named
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What do the letters S-U-N stand for?

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Okay, Stanford University Network.

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For years,
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BASIC is, of course, an acronym.

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What do the letters in BASIC stand for?

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Beginners, all-purpose,
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You are right again for another ten points.

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All right, here's the third question in this

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bonus round to make it a clean sweep.

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Plato is the name of an
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Plato is an acronym.

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What do the letters in Plato stand for?

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I need an answer in five seconds to Plato.

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We're out of time, I'm afraid.

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I need an answer, Pam.

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Yes, now or never.

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Okay, programmed learning and training.

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Good shot, but no, you're already wrong.

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Programmed logic for automatic
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Okay, at the end of the bonus round,
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Coast, 100 points for the West Coast.

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We have some time, guys.

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Let's get going, Bill.

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In August 1981, nearly ten years ago, a major

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new personal computer was introduced.

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What was the computer?

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The IBM personal computer.

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Of course, the IBM PC.

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If you wanted to square all the integers
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would you pick to get the
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The TRS-80 Model 1 or the ENIAC.

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The TRS.

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That's correct,
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Point six seconds on the
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Well, today we talk about the 8386
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One of the earliest Intel
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What was the first commercial
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Markoff on the East Coast.

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A desktop calculator.

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Judges, do you want to think about that?

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A desktop calculator.

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Next question. Next question.

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Score right now 230 to 100 favor the East.

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What do you call a local area network
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Clark on the East Coast.

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A ring, token ring. A ring.

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Ring network is the correct answer.

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Next bill. 3Com is a well-known name

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in the local area network field.

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The company name is short for three...

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Bill on the West.

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Computer Communication Compatibility.

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240 to 110. Bill.

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The database program, DBASE4,
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is an upgrade of DBASE2.

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For what operating system was
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Believe Con on the West.

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CPM.

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All right. We are getting into a bonus
question now, which will lead to one of

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those big bonus rounds. Pay attention, Bill.

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Deep Thought is now considered
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best chess playing computers.

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But way back in 1967, a computer for the
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during a state chess tournament...

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McCordick on the East.

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It was Mac Hack.

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That's essentially the correct answer.
There's a little piece left out. Judges,

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what do you think?
It's the Mac Hack 4 is the correct answer.

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No, it's not acceptable.
We're going with complete answers.

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Okay. We are going to go to another
bonus question then to give everybody a

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fair chance to get into that bonus round.

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Yeah, Bill, move to 19, please.

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In 1679, a famous mathematician
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Who is that mathematician?

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Armstrong on the East.

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Gottfried Leibniz.

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That's the correct answer.

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Okay, into the bonus round for the East Coast.

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We're going to talk about computer games.
Remember, you

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consult. Pam gives the answer.

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Arcade style video games are often
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Yet a woman named Donna Bailey designed
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games. Which game was it? Centipede?

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You don't have to...

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I know you guys are eager to go, but I'm sorry.

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Was it Centipede, Tempest, or Ms. Pac-Man?

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You have 10 seconds.

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Centipede.

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Centipede for the Atari is the correct answer.

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According to an article in the IEEE
Spectrum magazine, what was the first video

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game to become popular with
women players as well as men?

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No multiple choice, sir.
You've got to come up with it. For 10 points.

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Pac-Man.

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That is the correct answer.

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Alright, for the last 10 points in this
bonus round, another computer game

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question.
Computer space, Pong, space war, and space race

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are all names of computer video games.

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Which of these, back in 1970,
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I need an answer in 5 seconds.

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I need an answer.

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Pong.

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No, I'm afraid that's not the answer.

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Computer space is the answer to that question.

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Well, you've got 20 points out of that
bonus round. You still have a commanding

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league. 270 for the East, 120 for the West.

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Here's a toss-up question again. You can
now get ready to ring your buzzers West.

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A bite is usually defined as 8 bits.
What is the term for 4 bits?

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Clark on the East.

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A nibble.

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A nibble is correct for another 10 points.

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That haloid process describes a process
in which of the following activities?

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Manufacturing ICs,
soldering components, photocopy.

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Clark on the East Coast.

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Photocopy.

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Photocopy incorrect.
Again for another 10 points.

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What color is the stripe painted on the
raised floor of the machine room in

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the AI lab at MIT?

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Could you please repeat the question?

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You can repeat the question.

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What color is the stripe painted on the
raised floor of the machine room in

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the AI lab at MIT?

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Roisin, West Coast.

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Red.

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I'm afraid that's wrong. Good gamble but

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wrong. The East Coast, you've got a shot at it.

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For 10 points. Who's going to go for it?
I need to hear a buzzer.

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Yes, Fuller.

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I go for black.

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I'm afraid that's wrong also.

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The answer was yellow.

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For whatever it's worth.

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Next question, Bill.

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While working at Xerox,
Gary Starkweather is credited with

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inventing the laser printer.

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When did that happen? Was it 1969, 1973, 1977?

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Liddell on the West Coast. 69 is correct.
10 points for the West Coast.

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All right, we have one more question
left in round three. Bill, go ahead.

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I'll give you two names.
You tell me in what field they do research.

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Berliner and Shank.

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McCordick on the East Coast.

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Berliner does research in computer chess,
and Shank does research in artificial

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intelligence, in particular language.

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Judges, what do you think on that?

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I would guess...

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The correct answer.

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The correct answer, well, we have
artificial intelligence. I would think that

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sort of incorporates what...

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We'd accept that.

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All right, it's the end of round three.
The East Coast has 300 points. The West

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Coast, 130 points.

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We'll be back in just a moment.

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Welcome back to computer bowl three for
the final round. The score right now, the

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East Coast, a commanding lead of 300 points.

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The West Coast, 130 points. There is still

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time, guys. It's never over till it's over.

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Bill, let's get going with
the first toss-up question.

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One piece of technology that has never
quite made it is the picture foam. When

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and where was the picture foam first displayed?

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Was it the 1939 New York World's Fair?

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House on the West Coast. 1939 World's Fair.

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I'm sorry, what did you say? 1939 World's Fair.

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That is not the right answer, I'm afraid.
You can finish

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the question, Bill, for the East Coast.

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The 1962 Seattle World's Fair or
the 1964 New York World's Fair?

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I need one person from the East to give
this a shot. Clark is first on the East

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Coast. 64 New York.

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That's the correct answer,
64 New York World's Fair.

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Which of the following computers
is not a binary machine?

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A TanaSoft machine, Bell Labs 1,
UNIVAC, or CDC 1604?

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We've got 10 seconds.
Which one is not a binary machine?

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McCartick on the East Coast.

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[...] TanaSoft machine.

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That is not the right answer.
Anybody on the West like to give that a try?

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Yes, Philippe.

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CDC.

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That is not the right answer, I'm afraid.

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The answer is the UNIVAC.

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No fighting among yourselves. Go ahead, Bill.

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How do you know [...]

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How many jobs can an IBM 360
computer execute at once?

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10 seconds.

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All right, Fuller on the East.

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[...]

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That's right.

294
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That's a pretty bad question.

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Next question, Bill.

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John von Neumann is a well-known
pioneer in the computer field.

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In what area did he get
his first college degree?

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Was it...

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Liddell on the West Coast.

300
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I'm sorry?

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Mathematics.

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I'm afraid that is not the correct answer,
Bill.

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Finish the question for the East Coast.

304
00:16:36,000 --> 00:16:41,000
Was it chemical engineering, electrical
engineering, or mechanical engineering?

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Chemical engineering.

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Yes, Armstrong. Chemical engineering is
the right answer. 10 points for the East.

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00:16:45,001 --> 00:16:49,001
All right,
we're coming up to a bonus question now.

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The East Coast roaring ahead with 350 points.

309
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The West Coast 130 points.

310
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At least make it interesting.
Here's the bonus question.

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What do the following three
things have in common?

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Boris, Shirdlu, Mison.

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That's the question.

314
00:17:08,001 --> 00:17:09,000
All right, Markoff.

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They're all artificial
intelligence software programs?

316
00:17:12,000 --> 00:17:13,001
That's correct. They're all AI programs.

317
00:17:14,001 --> 00:17:17,001
All right,
here's a bonus round for the East Coast again.

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And the subject will be AI.

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Consult. Answer through your captain.

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Roger Penrose wrote a book
about artificial intelligence.

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What was its title?

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The Emperor's New Mind.

323
00:17:30,001 --> 00:17:32,000
That is correct for 10 points.

324
00:17:32,001 --> 00:17:35,000
There are several expert systems
which have been developed

325
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for a variety of application areas.

326
00:17:37,000 --> 00:17:38,000
I'm going to name the expert system.

327
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You name the author. There's three of them.

328
00:17:40,001 --> 00:17:42,000
You need all three to get the 10 points.

329
00:17:42,001 --> 00:17:43,001
I'll give you the system. Here's say.

330
00:17:48,000 --> 00:17:48,001
Five seconds.

331
00:17:50,000 --> 00:17:50,001
Ready.

332
00:17:51,000 --> 00:17:52,000
That's correct. Mison.

333
00:17:55,000 --> 00:17:55,001
Feigenbaum.

334
00:17:56,000 --> 00:17:56,001
That's not correct.

335
00:17:58,000 --> 00:18:00,000
Doesn't matter now because you missed one,
but just for the heck of a

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dendril, which was Feigenbaum.

337
00:18:02,001 --> 00:18:04,001
No, it was Edward Shorthliff,
I'm afraid, for Mison.

338
00:18:05,000 --> 00:18:06,000
All right,
you have another chance at 10 points.

339
00:18:06,001 --> 00:18:08,001
On the bonus round,
what was the name of the very first

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artificial intelligence program?

341
00:18:10,001 --> 00:18:13,001
Was it called the Logical Theorist,
Logician, or Cordeo?

342
00:18:14,000 --> 00:18:15,000
It was called the Logical Theorist.

343
00:18:15,000 --> 00:18:17,000
Logical Theorist is correct. Another 10 points.

344
00:18:17,001 --> 00:18:21,000
At the end of that bonus round,
it is 380 points for the East,

345
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130 points for the West.

346
00:18:23,001 --> 00:18:28,001
A toss-up question for both sides. Bill.

347
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When the original Macintosh first came out,
how much RAM did it have?

348
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I.D. Rosen on the West. 128K.

349
00:18:39,000 --> 00:18:40,001
That's right for 10 points on the West.

350
00:18:47,000 --> 00:18:51,000
Where is the Charles Babbage Institute located?

351
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McCordock, East.

352
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[...]

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That's the right answer.
10 more points for the East Coast.

354
00:18:58,001 --> 00:18:59,001
Next question, Bill.

355
00:18:59,001 --> 00:19:04,000
Here are three words,
Miliac, Diliac, and Ciliac.

356
00:19:05,000 --> 00:19:07,000
One of those words was the name of a computer.

357
00:19:07,001 --> 00:19:08,000
Which one?

358
00:19:10,001 --> 00:19:11,001
Fuller on the East Coast.

359
00:19:12,000 --> 00:19:12,001
Ciliac.

360
00:19:12,001 --> 00:19:17,000
Ciliac is the right answer. That's a computer.
10 more points for the East.

361
00:19:17,001 --> 00:19:18,001
Next toss-up question.

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The computer magazine, Antic,
is devoted to the coverage of computers made...

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Markoff on the East.

364
00:19:26,000 --> 00:19:28,001
Atari is correct. 10 more points for the East.

365
00:19:29,000 --> 00:19:33,001
All right, we're up to 400 points for the East,
140 for the West.

366
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And we have another toss-up question.

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There is a famous vignette in which a
well-known computer pioneer says, Let me

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show you a nanosecond.

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House on the West.

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Grace Hopper.

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The author was the answer.
10 points for the West Coast team.

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00:19:51,001 --> 00:19:53,000
Here's another toss-up question.

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In 1936,
perhaps the most important paper in the

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history of computer science was published.

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It was titled, On Computable Numbers.

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00:20:03,000 --> 00:20:04,000
Liddell of the West.

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Alan Turing.

378
00:20:05,001 --> 00:20:07,000
Correct. The author was Alan Turing.

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00:20:10,000 --> 00:20:13,000
Here is a bonus question
worth potentially 40 points.

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00:20:13,001 --> 00:20:14,000
Pay attention, please.

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The names of the people who worked on
the development of a famous personal

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computer...

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Markoff of the East.

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[...]

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That's correct. Finish the question.

386
00:20:28,000 --> 00:20:30,001
Now, just for our audience,
please finish the question, Bill.

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We're etched on the inside of its case.

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What was the computer?

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The answer was Macintosh.

390
00:20:36,001 --> 00:20:38,000
They're either very smart
or they have the answers.

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I'm not sure which.

392
00:20:39,000 --> 00:20:39,001
That's a good answer.

393
00:20:40,000 --> 00:20:41,000
You are into...

394
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You are into another bonus round.

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Subject category is personal computer use.

396
00:20:46,001 --> 00:20:51,001
If you were using Lotus 1-2-3 and
you wanted to center a label, what

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label prefix would you use?

398
00:20:53,001 --> 00:20:56,000
You don't have to ring. I'm sorry.
I'm sorry, for leaving.

399
00:20:57,000 --> 00:20:58,000
I'd like to help, but I can't.

400
00:21:01,000 --> 00:21:03,000
You mean you've used Lotus 1-2-3?

401
00:21:06,001 --> 00:21:09,000
Is it a... is it a... is it a carrot?

402
00:21:09,000 --> 00:21:11,000
A quote, an apostrophe, or a backslash?

403
00:21:11,001 --> 00:21:13,000
You have a multiple choice here.

404
00:21:13,000 --> 00:21:15,000
To center a label, I need an answer.

405
00:21:16,000 --> 00:21:17,000
It's a backslash.

406
00:21:17,001 --> 00:21:18,001
That is incorrect. It is a carrot.

407
00:21:19,001 --> 00:21:23,000
Okay, for another 10 points in this bonus
round, if you were using WordPerfect,

408
00:21:23,001 --> 00:21:27,001
and the letters P-O-S are blinking on
the screen, what does that tell you?

409
00:21:35,000 --> 00:21:37,001
I need an answer in five seconds.

410
00:21:41,000 --> 00:21:42,001
I'm afraid your time is going to be up.

411
00:21:43,001 --> 00:21:47,000
Time is up, I'm afraid. That means
that num lock is on on your keyboard.

412
00:21:51,001 --> 00:21:54,000
Last in the bonus round question,
Bill, close your ears.

413
00:21:54,001 --> 00:21:57,000
What are the three operating
modes of Windows 3.0?

414
00:22:04,001 --> 00:22:07,000
I need an answer in five seconds.

415
00:22:10,001 --> 00:22:12,000
Your time will be up.

416
00:22:17,001 --> 00:22:19,001
Real, native, and protected.

417
00:22:19,001 --> 00:22:21,001
I'm sorry, please, I can't hear your answer.

418
00:22:22,001 --> 00:22:24,001
Real, native, and protected.

419
00:22:24,001 --> 00:22:26,000
No, I'm afraid not. What's the answer, Bill?

420
00:22:26,001 --> 00:22:29,000
Real, standard, and enhanced.

421
00:22:29,000 --> 00:22:32,000
Okay. All right, you missed that one.

422
00:22:33,000 --> 00:22:37,000
Nevertheless, nevertheless, at this point
around four, the east is ahead. 420

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points. The west coast, 160 points.

424
00:22:41,001 --> 00:22:43,001
There's a little bit of time left.
A toss-up question, Bill.

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00:22:44,001 --> 00:22:49,001
We all know the term DOS, short for Disk
Operating System, but there was also an

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operating system called SAUS, S-O-S.

427
00:22:52,001 --> 00:22:55,001
What did the letters S-O-S stand for?

428
00:22:56,001 --> 00:22:57,001
Liddell on the west.

429
00:22:58,001 --> 00:22:59,000
Simple operating system.

430
00:22:59,001 --> 00:23:01,000
I'm afraid that is not the right answer.

431
00:23:01,001 --> 00:23:03,000
Anybody on the east like to give it a try.

432
00:23:03,000 --> 00:23:05,001
I need a buzzer ring. Yes, Clark.

433
00:23:06,000 --> 00:23:06,001
Standard operating system.

434
00:23:07,000 --> 00:23:08,001
That is not the right answer either.

435
00:23:09,000 --> 00:23:11,001
The correct answer is
sophisticated operating system.

436
00:23:15,000 --> 00:23:15,001
Next question.

437
00:23:15,001 --> 00:23:19,000
On what microcomputer was S-O-S used?

438
00:23:20,001 --> 00:23:21,000
Mark off on the east.

439
00:23:21,000 --> 00:23:22,000
[...] apple three.

440
00:23:22,000 --> 00:23:24,000
The apple three is the correct answer there.

441
00:23:25,000 --> 00:23:28,000
All right, right now it's 430 for the east,
160 for the west.

442
00:23:28,001 --> 00:23:29,000
Next question, Bill.

443
00:23:29,001 --> 00:23:34,000
If I were configuring a peripheral
and I entered the following input,

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1200N81.

445
00:23:40,001 --> 00:23:41,001
Mark off on the east.

446
00:23:42,000 --> 00:23:42,001
It would be a modem.

447
00:23:43,000 --> 00:23:45,001
That's correct. It would be
configuring a modem. 1200, blood, no

448
00:23:45,001 --> 00:23:47,000
parity, 8 bits, 1 stop there.

449
00:23:49,000 --> 00:23:50,000
All right, next question.

450
00:23:50,000 --> 00:23:55,001
On an external modem, there are usually
several LED indicators to provide you

451
00:23:55,001 --> 00:23:57,001
with feedback on what the modem is doing.

452
00:23:58,001 --> 00:24:01,000
Can you tell me what these
indicators stand for?

453
00:24:02,000 --> 00:24:02,001
C-D.

454
00:24:06,000 --> 00:24:10,001
All right, I will call on you, Ed,
but you spoke too soon and you didn't

455
00:24:10,001 --> 00:24:12,000
hear the answer to the question and it's wrong.

456
00:24:13,001 --> 00:24:14,000
All right.

457
00:24:15,001 --> 00:24:16,001
Complete the question, please, Bill.

458
00:24:18,000 --> 00:24:21,000
C-D-O-H-A-A.

459
00:24:23,000 --> 00:24:25,000
East Coast,
you've got a chance to answer this one.

460
00:24:25,000 --> 00:24:26,000
I need one person to buzz.

461
00:24:28,000 --> 00:24:28,001
Yes, Clark.

462
00:24:30,000 --> 00:24:31,000
O-H is off hook.

463
00:24:31,001 --> 00:24:32,000
That's one.

464
00:24:33,001 --> 00:24:34,001
C-D is carrier detect.

465
00:24:35,000 --> 00:24:35,001
That's two.

466
00:24:37,000 --> 00:24:39,000
I don't remember what you said the
other side of the matter is doing.

467
00:24:39,000 --> 00:24:40,001
Just tell me the other side of
the matter is in the question.

468
00:24:41,000 --> 00:24:43,000
I think that's cheating.
I think that's cheating.

469
00:24:43,001 --> 00:24:44,001
Judges, what do you say?

470
00:24:45,000 --> 00:24:46,000
Repeat the initial.

471
00:24:46,000 --> 00:24:47,000
Just repeat the initial.

472
00:24:47,000 --> 00:24:48,001
Okay. Judges say we can repeat it.

473
00:24:48,001 --> 00:24:49,000
A-A.

474
00:24:50,001 --> 00:24:52,001
A-A, auto answer.

475
00:24:52,001 --> 00:24:53,000
That's correct.

476
00:24:55,000 --> 00:24:58,000
All right.
Another 10 points for the East Coast.

477
00:24:58,000 --> 00:25:03,001
We'll score 450 to 160 right now.
460 to 160 after that 10-point winner.

478
00:25:04,000 --> 00:25:05,000
All right. Next question, Bill.

479
00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:08,000
Computer pioneer Charles Babbage was interested

480
00:25:08,000 --> 00:25:10,000
in many different kinds of inventions.

481
00:25:11,000 --> 00:25:14,001
According to the book Digital Deli,
Babbage tried to invent

482
00:25:14,001 --> 00:25:16,000
which one of the following gadgets?

483
00:25:17,000 --> 00:25:23,001
A portable steam engine, a cotton candy
machine, or shoes for walking on water?

484
00:25:25,000 --> 00:25:26,000
I.D. Royson of the West.

485
00:25:26,001 --> 00:25:27,001
Shoes for walking on water.

486
00:25:27,001 --> 00:25:31,000
That's correct. 10 points for the West.

487
00:25:34,001 --> 00:25:38,000
But I'm afraid to tell you we are out of time,
ladies and gentlemen.

488
00:25:38,001 --> 00:25:40,001
That is the end of round four.

489
00:25:41,000 --> 00:25:45,000
The end of the computer bowl,
the end of the reign of the West Coast team.

490
00:25:45,001 --> 00:25:47,001
The winner? Certainly the Revenge of the Nerds.

491
00:25:48,000 --> 00:25:51,001
The East Coast team 460 to 170.

492
00:25:59,001 --> 00:26:02,001
Congratulations to the newly
victorious East Coast team.

493
00:26:03,000 --> 00:26:05,001
Congratulations to our West
Coast players for a fine job.

494
00:26:05,001 --> 00:26:09,000
Thank you all for joining us at
this third annual computer bowl.

495
00:26:09,000 --> 00:26:12,000
A special thanks to the Computer
Museum and all the sponsors and

496
00:26:12,000 --> 00:26:14,000
underwriters who made this event possible.

497
00:26:14,001 --> 00:26:17,000
And for all of you watching at home,
that's it for this week's

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00:26:17,000 --> 00:26:19,000
special edition of the Computer Chronicles.

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00:26:41,001 --> 00:26:45,001
Computer Chronicles has been made possible
in part by Central Point Software,

500
00:26:46,000 --> 00:26:50,000
makers of Central Point Antivirus,
a comprehensive program for the detection,

501
00:26:50,000 --> 00:26:53,001
removal and prevention of more
than 500 computer viruses.

502
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Additional funding has been provided by
the Software Publishers Association,

503
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which reminds you, it's a federal offense
to copy software, and by PC Connection

504
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and Mac Connection, and by Byte Magazine
and Bix, the Byte Information Exchange.

505
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Thank you.

506
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